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"1K Pays Your Way" TTLA Annual Conference |
| Earn your registration fee for the 2012 TTLA Annual Conference by recruiting new TTLA members! Simply recruit $1,000 worth of new TTLA memberships, and earn free registration to the Annual Conference CLE at Hyatt Lost Pines – an $875 value. Clip on the headline to learn more. |
2012 Annual Conference Discover TTLA, June 6-8 at the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop |
| Join TTLA for our biggest event of the year, complete with 2 days of CLE programs, parties, receptions, committee meetings, Board of Directors meeting and our annual awards luncheon. Nestled in the tranquil Central Texas countryside, this year's Annual Conference also offers family-friendly activities, a golf tournament, tennis tournament and more! Click on the headline to learn more! |
Why I'm a member of TTLA... |
| VIDEO: "TTLA does the work that it would take me a team of people to do." TTLA Member Shalimar Wallis of San Antonio. Click on the headline to watch the video. |
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Suit Against Fruit Roll-Ups Health Value to Proceed |
| A U.S. District Judge in San Francisco ruled last week that General Mills Inc. must defend a lawsuit against the company over their claims that the Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot snacks are "made with real fruit." Last October, a California resident filed suit against General Mills, saying the packaging is deceptive, making people believe the snacks are healthier than they really are. Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 05/11/2012 | Read Article: Reuters |
NFL Player to Sue Company Over Crutch Alternative |
| Philadelphia Eagles tackle Jason Peters will file a lawsuit against the company Roll-A-Bout, which makes a product marketed as an "alternative to crutches." Peters was using the product as he recovered from a ruptured Achilles when it "failed and threw him off," causing him to re-injure the tendon. Nate Davis, USA Today 05/15/2012 | Read Article: USA Today |
Suit Against Parents of Murderer Tossed Out |
| A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit against the parents of a mentally disturbed man who killed four family members during a 2009 Thanksgiving incident. The suit claimed the parents should be held responsible because they were aware of their son's "propensity for violence." The judge, however, ruled that parents aren't responsible for the actions of their adult children. The plaintiffs have said they will appeal the decision. Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post 05/15/2012 | Read Article: Palm Beach Post |
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Deadliest Danger Isn’t At The Rig But On The Road |
| Over the past decade, more than 300 oil and gas workers were killed in highway crashes, the largest cause of fatalities in the industry. Many of these deaths were due in part to oil field exemptions from highway safety rules that allow truckers to work longer hours than drivers in most other industries, according to safety and health experts. Many oil field truckers say that while these exemptions help them earn more money, they are routinely used to pressure workers into driving after shifts that are 20 hours or longer. IAN URBINA, The New York Times 05/15/2012 | Read Article: The New York Times |
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Texas Companies Pay in Discrimination Lawsuits |
| Two Texas companies, Central Freight Lines and Service Temps, will pay $400,000 and $103,000, respectively, to settle age and disability discrimination lawsuits. In both suits, the plaintiffs accused the companies of policies and work environments that discriminated against them because of their age or disability. Darren Barbee, Ft. Worth Star Telegram 05/14/2012 | Read Article: Ft. Worth Star Telegram |
Wrongful Death |
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Oklahoma DOC Blamed for Toddler's Murder |
| An Oklahoma man has filed a lawsuit against the state department of corrections, saying they could have helped prevent the murder of his daughter in 2000. In the suit, the plaintiff claims department officials allowed the girl's incarcerated mother to place the child in the care of a friend, not her father, without doing a background check on the mother or friend. Upon the mother's release, the suit says, the child was returned to her custody and then beaten to death by her drug-addict boyfriend. Staff Report, United Press International 05/14/2012 | Read Article: United Press International |
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